Web Design with Ajax

Web Design with Ajax

Chapter 1: Web Applications For a New Generation Using Ajax

Put a new shine on your web applications. Tired of
clunky web interfaces and waiting around for a page to reload? Well, it's
about time to give your web apps that pine-scented desktop application
feel. What are we talking about? Just the newest thing to hit the Web:
AjaxÂasynchronous JavaScript and XMLÂand your ticket to building
rich Internet applications that are more interactive, responsive, and easy
to use. So, grab your trial-size Ajax, included with every copy of Head
Rush Ajax: we're about to put some polish on your web apps.

Are your customers tired of waiting around when they place an order on your
site? Are you getting complaints that every time a button is pushed, the page
reloads? Then it's time to get with the program, and take your programming to
the next level. Welcome to the next generation of web apps, where JavaScript,
some dynamic HTML, and a little bit of XML can make your applications feel
like dynamic, responsive desktop apps.

Let's take a look at the kind of applications you (and your customers) are used to:

Welcome to the new millenium!

Anybody can program using the same old request/response
model. But if you want faster apps that feel like you're
working on a desktop, you need something newÂyou need
Ajax, a completely different approach to web programming: